Crowe blames tour rigours for lymphoma
19 Oct 2012 6:21 AM IST
Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe blamed illnesses picked up touring during a 13-year international cricket career for his diagnosis with the cancer lymphoma.
Crowe said his cancer was ‘very treatable’ and he would battle it with the same determination he displayed during his playing days. ‘My mindset and fierce focus has kicked in just like it did when approaching a long innings in a Test match,’ he said in a statement. ‘I will focus on the important things in front of me, and nothing else.’
The 50-year-old said he believed his immune system had been weakened by illness while on the road with the Black Caps, leaving him vulnerable to the cancer, which he said was grade two follicular lymphoma. ‘In the past, on travels during my cricket career, suffering salmonella and glandular fever has compromised me,’ he said.
‘The result of a weakened immune system over the last two decades is basically why I have become exposed to this sort of disease. Crowe, who scored a record 17 centuries for New Zealand in his 77-Test career, said he had been buoyed by expressions of support since he went public with his diagnosis.
Crowe said his cancer was ‘very treatable’ and he would battle it with the same determination he displayed during his playing days. ‘My mindset and fierce focus has kicked in just like it did when approaching a long innings in a Test match,’ he said in a statement. ‘I will focus on the important things in front of me, and nothing else.’
The 50-year-old said he believed his immune system had been weakened by illness while on the road with the Black Caps, leaving him vulnerable to the cancer, which he said was grade two follicular lymphoma. ‘In the past, on travels during my cricket career, suffering salmonella and glandular fever has compromised me,’ he said.
‘The result of a weakened immune system over the last two decades is basically why I have become exposed to this sort of disease. Crowe, who scored a record 17 centuries for New Zealand in his 77-Test career, said he had been buoyed by expressions of support since he went public with his diagnosis.
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